2014 The Year of You.

2014 The Year of You.
2014 is about to start and it’s another opportunity for you to follow through on your New Years resolution to improve your health and fitness. Or, you could use this resolution to help a friend or relative including children in need of a Wake Up Call for their current level of health and fitness.
So where do we start? Here are my top 5 motivational reasons why I must exercise daily (with a complete day off during the week to celebrate and relax);
I exercise daily to help avoid the following powerful consequences of leading a sedentary lifestyle

1. Osteoporosis
   
2. Diabetes
   
3. Cancers
   
4. Stroke
   
5. HEART ATTACK !!!
   

I then use the following top 5 results I have got from including exercise and healthy eating into my lifestyle, over the last three decades;
• I FEEL ENERGIZED
• I FEEL HAPPIER
• I FEEL FIT AND HEALTHY
• I FEEL STRONGER
• I FEEL LESS STRESSED
• I LOSE WEIGHT
• I LOOK & FEEL TONED
• I FEEL FANTASTIC
• I FEEL EUPHORIC

Think about what will happen if you continue to lead a sedentary lifestyle. It really is that simple. The only thing stopping us is ourselves, and our excuses.

The real question is IN 2014, when do you start to make a change? Answer: NOW.

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How To Remove Your 1kg of Body Fat

Replica of 1 x kg of Body Fat.
Think about what will happen if you continue to lead a sedentary lifestyle.
Well, the above picture will increase to more than 1kg, in fact, it will keep rising the more you decide the couch & overeating is more important to you than getting off your butt and moving again to improve your health.
It really is that simple.
OK now, here is the space I have left for you to put your excuse in why you cannot exercise regularly _________________________.
Am I right? Did you straight away come up with an excuse why you cannot exercise?
The only thing stopping us is ourselves, and our excuses. The real question is, how do you start to make a change?
By turning your shoulds into musts
Instead of saying “I should exercise” or “I should eat better”, you need to
change your current thought patterns to:
“I MUST EXERCISE”
“I MUST EAT BETTER”
“I MUST START TODAY”
“I MUST GET FITTER AND MORE HEALTHIER”
Change your current associations to exercise (for example, that exercise = pain or discomfort) to a positive.
Focus on the pleasurable results you will get by exercising regularly and choosing healthier eating options.
How do we do that?
By getting enough leverage to change. You need to come up with enough reasons why you must change and you must change now to tip the scales the other way. Whatever ‘reasons’ you have now for not exercising need to be seen for what they really are – excuses.
What about your loved ones?
Do you want to see your children grow?
Do you want to live a long and healthy life?
Do you want to burden them if in fact you do get sick?
Do you want to be a burden on the health system?
You have got to interrupt your current negative pattern of association to
exercise and healthier eating.
One of the ways I have taught people in the past is to take a picture of
yourself naked and place it where you can see it!
YES, that’s right!
If you cannot face looking at your self in the mirror, put a
picture where you can see it every day so it will scare you into
action!
WARNING – take it down when you have friends over, or you may never see them again.

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Wake Up Call Nutrition Fit Tip.
Packaged food.
I found a great guideline to help you at the supermarket when your choosing packaged food.It’s so hard to find a product that isn’t low in SALT, PRESERVATIVES,SUGAR,SATURATED FAT and of course the multiple colouring numbers that many of us ask, what the hell does that mean?
Put up your blog hand and let me know if you can read a nutrition label on a product, that’s SO small you need a magnifying glass to read it, thats if you can find it on the product.
Ok, this one is from Australia, for those of you in other countries adapt this to your measurements, trust me there won’t be much difference.
TOTAL FAT
Solids    - Good 0 -3g,     Okay 3 - 20g, Poor more than 20g
Liquids  - Good 0 - 1.5g, Okay 1.5 - 10g, Poor more than 10g
SATURATED FAT
Solids    - Good 0 -1.5g,     Okay 1.5 - 5g,    Poor more than 5g
Liquids  - Good 0 - 0.75g,  Okay 0.75 - 2.5g, Poor more than 2.5g
SUGAR
Liquids  - Good 0 - 5g, Okay 5 - 12.5g, Poor more than 12.5g
Liquids  - Good 0 - 2.5g, Okay 2.5 - 7.5g, Poor more than 7.5g
SODIUM(salt)
Liquids  - Good 0 - 120mg, Okay 120 - 600mg, Poor more than 600mg
Liquids  - Good 0 - 120mg, Okay 120 - 600mg, Poor more than 600mg
Always check the nutrition label before buying.
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TOP 8 EXCUSES TO USE WHY YOU MUST EXERCISE.

TOP 8 EXCUSES TO USE WHY YOU MUST EXERCISE.
Here are 8 excuses to use for any family member, partner,friend or work colleague that seems to always try to sabotage your exercise workouts, using negative comments or other measures to bring you down to their sedentary level.
1.Excuses change nothing…Exercise will.
2.You are nothing without your health
3.I exercise to feel fantastic.
4.There is no better feeling than fit and healthy.
5. We don’t value our health until we lose it.
6. No exercise = PAIN.
7.Because I NEVER AGAIN want to feel;

• Tired
• Stressed
• Weak
• Overweight
• Depressed
• Sad and ashamed to look at your self in the mirror?

8. Because when I exercise I FEEL

• ENERGIZED
• HAPPIER
• FIT AND HEALTHY
• STRONGER
• LESS STRESSED
• LIGHTER
• TONED
• GREAT
• EUPHORIC

Why only 8 excuses and not a round figure of 10?
I think you might be able to now come up with 2 more excuses why you MUST include exercise in your life.
REMEMBER - surround yourself with positive people with similar fitness goals, block out the Nellie or Neville negative people.

WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOU LEAD?

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WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOU LEAD?
Have a look at both equations above, they both are pretty close to the lifestyle you are leading right now.
Remember though, it is a balance of the exercise you do daily and how much of the above(food) you put back into your body.
So, it’s how much (and what type) you put into your body’s petrol tank, then how long do you move your body to burn that petrol.
Put leaded petrol into an unleaded petrol tank, then see what happens to your engine(your body).
Apart from the above picture, here are some of the benefits of eating a well balanced diet along with exercise;
Lifestyle and nutritional benefits for you:

• Losing weight, and keeping it off for good!
• Look great in the mirror!
• Enjoy keeping fit.
• Involving family and friends into your healthy lifestyle.
• The energy to play with your kids, walk the stairs and do just about anything in your life.
• Enjoy shopping healthy, cooking healthy and eating healthy.
• Learn how to change bad lifestyle habits into good ones.
• Give yourself a reason to buy a new wardrobe of clothes!
• The feeling of being alive again.
• Breaking the weight loss plateau; the bits you can’t seem to get rid of…

WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOU WANT TO LEAD?

Soft drinks linked to aggression in younger children

Soft drinks linked to aggression in younger children
Although soft drink consumption is associated with aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts in adolescents, the relationship has not previously been evaluated in younger children. A new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics found that aggression, attention problems and withdrawal behavior are all associated with soft drink consumption in young children.
Shakira Suglia, ScD, and colleagues from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, University of Vermont, and Harvard School of Public Health assessed approximately 3,000 5-year-old children enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a prospective birth cohort that follows mother-child pairs from 20 large US cities. Mothers reported their child’s soft drink consumption and completed the Child Behavior Checklist based on their child’s behavior during the previous two months. The researchers found that 43 per cent of the children consumed at least one serving of soft drinks per day, and 4 per cent consumed four or more serves.
Aggression, withdrawal, and attention problems were associated with soda consumption. Even after adjusting for sociodemographic factors, maternal depression, intimate partner violence, and paternal incarceration, any soft drink consumption was associated with increased aggressive behavior. Children who drank four or more soft drinks per day were more than twice as likely to destroy things belonging to others, get into fights, and physically attack people. They also had increased attention problems and withdrawal behavior compared with those who did not consume soft drinks.
According to Dr Suglia, ‘We found that the child’s aggressive behavior score increased with every increase in soft drinks servings per day.’ Although this study cannot identify the exact nature of the association between soft drink consumption and problem behaviors, limiting or eliminating a child’s soft drink consumption may reduce behavioral problems.
Source: Elsevier
There are many problems associated with, either giving into children’s complaining or whining why they must have a sugary soft drink, or the adult themselves becoming lazy and giving children soft drinks for the hell of it.Kids are kids, they are learning as they grow, teach them bad habits that you may have acquired over the years, then get ready to for the consequences as they get older.From exposing them to a poor diet and not much moving, from the daily use of a square box that starts with an “i”.
What happened to the frisbee, the skipping rope, the ball… a ball, what’s that mum and dad?

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOUR SHOPPING WAS FINISHED.

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JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOUR SHOPPING WAS FINISHED.
These pictures were taken right next to a supermarket checkout area. Can you guess why they have been put there? Of course, just as you thought your shopping was over, in your face are stacks and stacks of soft drinks at great discount prices.
So hey, I might as well pick up a 30 bottle pack for home, it’s cheap and it would be great for myself and the family.We all can just have a soft drink whenever we want, and the kids will stop complaining they are thirsty.
WRONG!!!!!!
These are the type of temptations that companies use to sell their products. Trouble is, you and your family will suffer the long term consequences if you continue to give in to these marketing strategies..
Regularly consuming these specially marked down soft drink products has been proven over and over again to be harmful to your health, your families and even more important, your children.
In regards to providing kids with easy access to soft drinks and other foods e.g take-away, you are teaching them, you are providing them with the unhealthy options. Kids did not enter this world and say, “hey mum, dad, I need a Coke and while your at it, how about some McDonalds or KFC and add on the special offer with extra chips and dessert.
Which leaves me to one of the consequences you may get if you relent to the marketing strategies of supermarkets,fast-food outlets and other food and drink companies.
Diabetes
There are two main types of diabetes, commonly referred to as type 1 and type 2, as well as pre-diabetes (where the insulin levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2) and gestational diabetes (when a pregnant patient’s body isn’t able to make and use the insulin needed for the pregnancy).
Diabetes mellitus is a condition where the body cannot maintain normal
blood glucose levels. Diabetes is caused by resistance to, or deficient
production of, insulin, which helps glucose move from the blood into the
cells. When the body does not produce or use enough insulin, the cells
cannot use glucose and the blood glucose level rises. This means that the
body will instead start to break down its own fat and muscle for energy.
Diabetes may lead to severe problems including damage to the heart, blood
vessels, eyes, nerves and kidneys.
Type 1 - type 1 diabetes is characterised by a complete deficiency of insulin, the hormone that helps glucose move from the blood into the cells. People with type 1 diabetes require insulin therapy to control their blood glucose levels. This is given by injection.
Type 2 - type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases among people aged 40 years and over, in particular among those with excess weight and a family history of diabetes. However, the number of children and people under 40 years of age being diagnosed with the condition is increasing. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 85-90% of people with diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes results from reduced production of insulin or the inability of the body to use insulin properly. Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the onset of Type 2 diabetes. The major risk factors include:
• increasing age;
• excess weight;
• physical inactivity;
• poor diet and nutrition; and
• impaired glucose tolerance.
Type 2 diabetes is always initially treated by dietary changes, weight loss (if appropriate), and attention to lifestyle issues such as exercise and cessation of smoking. If blood sugar is not controlled, then tablets or insulin injections may be needed to lower blood glucose (source: Dept of Health and Ageing, Diabetes Organisation - Australia).

WHAT IS YOUR (OR A FRIENDS) EXCUSE NOT TO EXERCISE?

WHAT IS YOUR (OR A FRIENDS) EXCUSE NOT TO EXERCISE?

This man is 78 years old. He has a cane because he fell off a ladder whilst working in construction in the late 60’s. The doctor put a pin in the ankle way back then to help him walk.
This man has included daily exercise in his life before and after that accident. He walks and rides a bike daily,plays tennis and swim’s weekly, plays golf too.
Sure, he has suffered pain afterwards, because of the pin in his ankle, but not once has he used it as an excuse not to exercise.
This man is my role model and father.
Excuses change nothing…Exercise will.
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MAKING SENSE OF FOOD LABELS

MAKING SENSE OF FOOD LABELS

There are many claims on products which sound enticing but they can be misleading. Watch out for some of the following and understand what they really mean:

REDUCED FAT

The product contains less fat than the original version (usually % less). It is not necessarily low in fat. For example, reduced fat cheese is still a high fat food.

LOW FAT

According to Australian Food Regulations( check your own countries Regulations), products may only be labelled low-fat if they contain less than a specified amount of fat. Any product labelled in this way is worth looking at.

LITE OR LIGHT

However it is spelt, this is a claim that requires further investigation. Lite or light can refer to color, flavor, salt or fat.Check the nutrition information panel.

 OVEN BAKED

These products may be ‘baked not fried’ but they can still be very high in fat.

ALL NATURAL

Being natural does not always mean the food is good for you. Fat is natural but not desirable.

90% FAT FREE

Means the product contains 10% fat. It does not mean the food contains 90% less fat.

So, what is the answer ?

Start by cutting in half, your worst food that you know you should not be eating.

Cut in half your alcohol intake (if you drink).

Choose more healthier options at the supermarket e.g have a look in the trolley, is there more junk food than healthy stuff?

When choosing food, always check the sodium and sugar content, if high don’t buy it.

Don’t believe all the marketing hype. How else are they going to get you to buy their product? 

Stay away from the special diets that promise you the world but deliver little, remember short term gains to not equal life time goals. Get ready to pile the weight back on when you give up on the fad diet. Your body is a lot smarter than these quick fix diets, it will adjust to anything you starve it of and will win.

Buy more fruit and veg. Yes it can be expensive, but most people do not have a problem when going out to a restaurant, fast food, drinking or smoking. So a reality check is needed and be honest with yourself.

Lastly, take the MIRROR TEST. Remove all of your clothes and stand naked in front of it. If you don’t like what you see, get m

Workplace Health - How Does Your Workplace Stack Up?

Workplace Health - How Does Your Workplace Stack Up?
The photo is of a workplace social club fundraising activity.
These days it is a great idea to provide junk food to raise money for social activities at work. Why so, you may ask?
Junk food is the most popular food at most workplaces. It is stuck under you nose, mostly in the main area of the workplace, where you pass it 10 or more times a day.
The foods are a snack and are easy to quickly throw down when you are hungry. It is cheap and convenient and the shelf life is long.
Trouble is, you may have not taken the time to figure out, how damaging the social club snack food is affecting your health.
Here is a typical work day that may apply to you.

• You get up in the morning, then sit down to eat breakfast (some have none).
• You sit down in a vehicle and drive to work.
• You get to work and sit down.
• Morning tea and lunch roll on and you sit down to eat more food.
• You go back to work and sit down.
• Work finishes, so you sit down and drive home.
• You get home and crash on the couch because your tired.
• You have dinner sitting down, then go to bed. You wake up the next morning and start this process again.

The weekend arrives and you may treat yourself to some nice food,wine beer and desert.
Boy, that’s a lot of sitting down and eating, without a hole lot of moving.
So next time you pass the fund raising section of your work, BEWARE!!
If still unconvinced, it’s about time for the “standing in front of your mirror naked test.”

Reasons come first: answers come second.

A famous motivator once said - Reasons come first: answers come second - Anthony Robbins.

So what does he mean, if it refers to me exercising on a daily basis?
If you are currently not exercising on a daily basis, and find it easy to make excuses why you can’t, the following will help explain this famous quote.
When you get a big enough reason to start exercising, you will figure an excuse to use why you have to exercise.
Some of the big enough reasons you may find could be;
I want to look better in the mirror.
I want to feel fantastic.
I want more energy.
I want to feel stronger.
I want to be able to handle stress better.
I want to lose weight.
I want to be around for my children and grand children.
I want to climb those stairs without huffing and puffing.
I  want to feel happy about the way I look.
Pick one or two that you like, and place it where you can see it everyday. This will reinforce the reasons why you must include more daily activity in your life.

Five reasons you're not losing weight

Wakeupcall Health News Alert. An excellent article on why you cannot seem to lose weight, a must read. It is what I have been preaching to everyone since 1993.

http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/fitness/five-reasons-youre-not-losing-weight-20130508-2j755.

                                                                    1 KG OF BODY FAT.

                                1 KG OF BODY FAT NEXT TO A 3 KG MEDICINE-BALL.

TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE HIRING A PERSONAL TRAINER.

TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE HIRING A PERSONAL TRAINER.

1. Is the trainer qualified? Before you give away any of your hard earned money, ask to confirm you are actually getting a qualified professional. Anyone can say they are a personal trainer or put it onto a business card.
2. Is the trainer insured? A professional personal trainer will be  covered for the unexpected. If unsure ask.
3. How much does the personal training cost? Ask if the trainer provides a free session, this will give you an indication if you both get on or if it’s what you are looking for. Expect to get what you paid for. Skimping on price may get you an inexperienced trainer that may lead to disappointed, injury, wasted time and money. Some trainers charge exorbitant prices but deliver little.
4. How experienced is the trainer? How long they have been a trainer, where have they worked and how many clients they have trained.
5. Has  the trainer organized a meet and greet session? This will enable you to discuss your goals, medical history, availability and give an indication if you both can work together.
6. Has a medical and exercise/nutrition questionnaire been provided? This gives the trainer some guidance how to design an exercise program for you specific needs. And yes, your eating habits which is as equally important, in order for your trainer to help you towards your goal. 
7. Is there a contract between you and your trainer? This should state your committment to your personal training goals. It should include a cancellation policy if you both fail to turn up for a session.
8. Make sure your trainer is on time and prepared.
9. Is your trainer focused on you, their mobile phone or the girl/guy they are staring at nearby? If so,GET ANOTHER TRAINER NOW!!!
10. Are you getting results? If not, ask for a change of routine or scenery. Variety and enjoyment is the key to success.     

COST OF POOR HEALTH AT THE OFFICE - 1998 news article. BEAT THE BULGE IF YOU WANT THE CORNER OFFICE - 2013 news article.

COST OF POOR HEALTH AT THE OFFICE - 1998 news article.
BEAT THE BULGE IF YOU WANT THE CORNER OFFICE - 2013 news article.
Spot the difference in 15 years of sitting down at work.
An article I wrote way back in 1998 for a local business newspaper, headlined, The cost of poor health at the office.
The article highlighted the need for executives to provide access to corporate health and fitness programs for their staff, in order to keep a motivated,productive and happy workforce.
I then went onto say that the cost to the company, through poor health at work is enormous, from the top executive door to the main work floor and everyone in between, everyone is affected by poor health and fitness. This is proven by absenteeism and sick leave, it affects peoples ability to perform at their best physically, mentally and intellectually.
Injury at the workplace can also be contributed to a workers personal health and fitness.
Not only does a company suffer from an unhealthy workforce, but these poor habits are copied at home through their children.
The article was sending a message to all executives to get their act together with their own personal health, to be a leader and to provide staff with a workplace health program.
So has anything changed since then?
BEAT THE BULGE IF YOU WANT THE CORNER OFFICE - 2013 (The Australian Newspaper).
Research is showing the extra bulge that executives may carry, effects peoples perception of their leadership ability and stamina for the job.
I would think if I was dealing with an overweight executive, who obviously has no concern for their personal health, would ask the question, does he/she run the company the same way?
Stress is the number one issue with a high paying executive position. The  study went onto saying, a heavy executive is judged to be less capable because of the assumptions about how weight affects health and stamina.
The message is very clear from two articles more than 15 years apart, we spend most of our time at work, most spend a lot of it sitting down. Stress has never gone away, in fact in some cases it has gone up at work and home.
We need executives to lead by example, to lead a healthy lifestyle, but put measures in place to do likewise for their most valuable asset…staff.

Brazil To Offer Fans Seats.

 Brazil To Offer Fans Seats.

Obesity used as a disability to get into a sporting event? Seats expanded to fit them in? In the majority of obese cases, the only person to blame for being in this state of personal health is that person. To cater for extra large,overweight fans is certainly a wake up call for the population. The world is being taken over by the obesity epidemic, it is now laughable that a sporting event has to cater for those that cannot or will not help themselves Will those same fans be lining up for some fast-food and soft drink during a break?

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/brazil-to-offer-obese-fan-seats-20130305-2fhzs.html

Half The World Will Be Obese In 20 Years

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, health, nutrition and fitness experts said the world’s increasingly deadly obesity crisis needed to be tackled, similar to the determination used policy-makers once used in fighting smoking. (The West 18/2/2013 ).
They went on to say that with food becoming less healthy, lives becoming more sedentary answers are needed to address a crisis that is driving up diabetes, boosting heart disease and killing 2.8 million adults per year.
There is 1.4 billion people overweight in the world today and it is set to soar, according to Linda Fried (no pun intended), dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
” In another 20 years, if things continue to increase the way they are, it may well be that 50-60% of the worlds population will be overweight,” Ms Fried said.
Lisa MacCallum Carter, Nike’s vice president for access to sport, said obesity was linked to an “inactivity crisis.
Reuters Reports On Obesity Talks At World Economic Forum Thursday, January 24, 2013
Reuters reports on discussions taking place at the World Economic Forum (WEF), taking place in Davos, Switzerland, this week, writing, “Obesity, a major factor in diabetes and heart disease, imposes costs on both public and private sectors and is a drag on economic growth, but business leaders meeting in Davos can’t agree on what they can or should do to address it.” The news service continues, “One look at the list of the strategic partners of the WEF shows how many vested interests are at play — food and drink companies are blamed for feeding the crisis, while drug manufacturers profit from soaring rates of diabetes.
So, if you have been asleep for a few years or choose not to look into the mirror without sucking that gut you have inherited over the last few years, have a read of the top 5 implications you may get from contributing to the world obesity crisis.
5.Osteoporosis
4.Diabetes
3.Cancer
2.Stroke
1.HEART ATTACK (not a nice feeling).
Here is you solution…grab a pen and write this down,
Identify the excuses you are currently using – write them down now, don’t just think of them.
The top 5 all time excuses are
5. Too dark
4. Too cold/hot
3. Do it tomorrow/next week/month/year
2. No energy
1. NO TIME
Now add yours on, then tear the paper up with meaning and passion, now throw it in the bin.
Now write the 10 reasons why you must include exercise into your life. Keep it where you can see it everyday.
Add a naked picture of yourself and put it on the fridge ( take it down when friends and family come over, as you may have none by the time they leave).
Write your own powerful message in black next to the picture, something like - Excuses change nothing…Exercise will.
TOP 5 BENEFITS OF REGULAR EXERCISE AND HEALTHY EATING
• YOU WILL FEEL ENERGIZED
• YOU WILL FEEL HAPPIER
• YOU WILL GET FIT AND HEALTHY
• YOU WILL FEEL STRONGER
• YOU WILL FEEL LESS STRESSED
• YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT
• YOU WILL TONE UP
• YOU WILL LOOK FANTASTIC
• YOU WILL FEEL EUPHORIC
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9 Things Fit & Healthy People Do Differently.

9 Things Fit & Healthy People Do Differently.
1. They have made a conscientious decision, that regular exercise and sensible eating habits, are a necessity in life.
2. That there is no better feeling in life, than being fit and healthy.
3. They have realized, without your health you are nothing.
4. They never, never give up, no matter how hard it gets.
5. They choose an exercise they enjoy.
6. They include variety in their workouts, to keep motivated.
7. They stay away from silly fad diets that promise you the world.
8. They know when to rest and treat themselves for a fit and healthy week.
9. They use this quote daily, Excuses change nothing Exercise will.
There are many more examples of how fit and healthy people do things differently to stay in shape. But, they are basic motivational tools they have set in their minds which have proven to be successful.

There are no hidden magic potions, formulas, special shakes or TV contraption for magic abs in 5 minutes. Why is it when you go to a beach or drive past a gym, bike track or walking/running path that people are exercising?
Is it because they love it? Why would they, you may ask?
Fit and healthy people do different things to you because
• THEY FEEL ENERGIZED
• THEY FEEL HAPPIER
• THEY FEEL FIT AND HEALTHY
• THEY FEEL STRONGER
• THEY FEEL LESS STRESSED
• THEY WILL LOSE WEIGHT
• THEY WILL TONE UP
• YOU WILL LOOK FANTASTIC
• YOU WILL FEEL EUPHORIC.
Maybe it’s time to do things differently, for your lifestyle health and fitness?

Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity

While the long-term health problems brought on by childhood obesity, little has been told of the condition`s immediate consequences on the youngsters. Now, a new UCLA study has found that obese youngsters are at far greater risk than had been supposed. Compared to kids who are not overweight, obese children are at nearly twice the risk of having three or more reported medical, mental or developmental conditions, the UCLA researchers found. Overweight children had a 1.3 times higher risk.
Childhood obesity causes immediate health problems zeenews.india.com Obese children are at nearly twice the risk of having three or more reported medical, mental or developmental conditions.



Not a bad start. We know the majority of kids do not read books, most do not move as it may harm their screen time. If you take away their marketing strategy, of using free toys to get parents into the restaurant, it will help…but they are not that silly, there will be a hidden agenda. Why wouldn’t there be, as they are trying to sell a product? At the end of the day, it is up to the parent to decide if their children will to grow up overweight. Fast food, screens and not a whole lotta moving, is a recipe for disaster.